Re: My labs. :(


"Michelle" <bookbug2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Saxology wrote:
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So sorry to hear about the abnormal urine tests. Were these tests done
on 24 hour collection? Is your doctor going to refer to a kidney
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Julie Bove wrote:
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Microalbumin 23.0, should be <18.0
Urine Creatinine 64.7 (lab doesn't say what normal is)
Microalb/creat ratio 36, should be <30

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As far as I know, creatinine clearance is done with a 24 hour wee wee
test
or serum.

Hi Sax,

In an earlier post Julie indicated the tests were done on a random
sample, so the calculations for a 24 hour sample wouldn't be valid. Oh
and the 24 hour creatinine clearance test requires both urine and
serum. Some of the doctors I worked with believed a random was
essentially useless--but obviously others feel differently.

Michelle T2
diet & exercise.

Well, there is a number, no range, for Creatinine, Urine in the metabolic
panel. This test requires no urine as far as I am aware. It might be a
calculated number and that is why there is little weight given to it. From
what I have experienced, there is a direct blood measurement (serum) and the
24 hour clearence (to test the efficiency of you kidneys). I don't know
what the other number means but I get that number from a blood test alone so
I don't think it is a direct measure.

I would call the lab (they won't like it as they only demand money from you
and don't want to talk to you) and get an explanation of the test. If
requested, they must supply it. They will give it to the doctor, not you.
So, I tell them to get the money from the doctor, not me as well. It get
their shorts in a bundle!
-Sax


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